Walker (DDE 517) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS WALKER DDE-517 f56f7F ' J- P The Battle Flag The Mighty VVALKERE lv it' 1- tl li - Y' - 'i Vit 'ffo :ni7ii-rl thrfDu'ihOut the SEVENTH Fleet. lt brought :lint-r rwi A 'w irirrvrs and replenish- ment ships as alongside for lin-', fret, at i The battle flag algo syirihoiiffis tlw sr. ini 'lAi7ll 'hit 'nfznisr it possible for the WALKER to chalk up the lollowinig ii'ffs t:Visls'nvnts flurtn: 'l :fist yr-ar: 4 Wtiite E's for Gunnery Exivllvnfv The Green E for Operational Ei-Ceffeniv The Red E for Engineering Exrozk--nip The WALKER was awarded more ini,-livirluat E's tl'an any other ship in the Cruiser- Destroyer Force and is thc only destroyer to boast al winning both the Engineering and Operational E's. The following message is typical of the many coplements paid and recognition that WALKER leads, others tollowf' From: Commander Destroyer Flotilla, Western Pacihc To: WALKER After inspecting your ship l wish to commend you on having the smartest ship in WESTPAC. Welldone. Rear Admiral ESERGIN.

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s L T fir N r if-ff fl another niche in the history and fame of that name-WA A SHORT HISTORY or THE UNITED STATES SHIP WALKER T lS35, John Grimes Walker was born in 'Hillsboro New Hampshire He vi Yliv Sea, and at the age of l5, John Walker was appointed a Acting US. Navy. From there, John Walker trained for the life of a sailorman, tim- Xfkfar Between the States, he served with distinction in the Navy, -ninendations due a young and outstanding Naval Officer. John Walker it tiiv Navy's ranks and in l894, was commissioned a Rear Admiral, U. S. age of 72 Admiral Walker died in Ogunquit, Maine, where he Could Qcean, his beloved sea. LLSS. WALKER is named for John Grimes Walker, and this ship is as it man after whom she is named. She was built at the Bath Iron Works, ii-it far from the home of John Walker. On 3 April l943, WALKER T-nifil, and then commenced one of the real stories of Navy ships. nitif' felt her pulse and push, from training to escort duty. Then came Hilits and hot days of the Pacific. The oceans knew that a fighting ship n top. From Okinawa to Leyte, from the Gilberts to the Marianas, from 'Hikes of Task Forces 38 and 58 to the triumphant entry of the Third it-yo Bay-WALKER was there. funded, and the ships of the sea went home for rests in their safe berths. 'thrill Fleet was not for WALKER, for on T5 September T950 the Navy wifi WALKER as a new submarine killer and started her again upon her Yqfggn War was under way, and WALKER did not have to wait long part ol the famous SEVENTH FLEET. She participated in shore bombard- Korean coastline, operated with the fast moving carrier TGSJQ forces, Gnd fflmgfs gf Ching and Korea. This cruise to the lands of the Far East Trfrl. tar WALKER, and as she steams home to her base in Pearl Harbor, LKER.